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Employment Opportunities at Level Playing Field

We are always looking for individuals passionate about accessibility/universal design.

Business Development Coordinator

We are looking for a Business Development Coordinator who can find qualified opportunities, support proposals, advance relationships, maintain accurate records, and turn research and conversations into clear next steps.

This role works best for someone who takes initiative within approved priorities, communicates clearly, stays organized, and keeps work moving. You should enjoy research, writing, relationship building, and connecting information to action.

This is an in office position based in Calgary and works best for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset who takes initiative and is comfortable in a fast paced consulting environment.

What You’ll Do

Find RFPs and New Work
• Search for relevant RFPs, requests for qualifications, vendor rosters, standing offers, and consulting opportunities across Canada and the United States.
• Monitor procurement systems, capital plans, funding announcements, construction activity, development news, and industry sources.
• Identify projects that may require accessibility services before a formal RFP is released.
• Research the owners, architects, engineers, developers, contractors, operators, and decision makers connected to each opportunity.
• Review RFP packages and prepare concise summaries covering scope, deadlines, requirements, risks, and the recommended next action.
• Record qualified opportunities, contacts, deadlines, decisions, and next actions in Airtable and keep the information current.

Manage Contacts and Relationships
• Help build and maintain a practical system for regular client and industry follow ups.
• Organize contacts by organization, sector, relationship, priority, and opportunity.
• Prepare weekly follow up lists and draft personalized emails, introductions, and meeting requests.
• Record the outcome, commitments, owner, next action, and follow up date from significant conversations and meetings.
• Identify relationships that have gone quiet and recommend an appropriate reason to reconnect.
• Flag relationships and opportunities that require Darby’s personal involvement.

Develop Social Media Ideas and Content
• Develop social media ideas connected to LPF’s projects, target sectors, conferences, speaking engagements, travel, and business development priorities.
• Turn Darby’s voice notes, photographs, stories, and observations into clear LinkedIn drafts that sound like her.
• Monitor relevant industry news and identify topics LPF should discuss.
• Prepare draft posts, graphics, carousels, and presentation excerpts for review.
• Maintain an organized content idea list and work with the Marketing Strategist on timing and priorities.

Create Presentations and Business Development Materials
• Build polished PowerPoint presentations for speaking engagements, client meetings, training sessions, interviews, and business development opportunities.
• Turn outlines, notes, and technical content into clear and visually organized presentations.
• Produce capability statements, project sheets, case studies, resumes, and other business development documents in Adobe InDesign.
• Maintain templates, slides, photographs, project examples, biographies, and standard company information.
• Check all materials for accessibility, accuracy, writing quality, formatting, and brand consistency.
What Ownership Means at LPF
A task is complete when the required action has been taken, the work has been checked for accuracy, the records are updated, the next step is clear, and the result has been communicated. If you are unsure about a priority, ask. If you have available capacity, say so. If a deadline may be missed, communicate before the deadline.

What We Are Looking For

• Three or more years of relevant experience in business development, opportunity research, relationship management, or professional services marketing.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe InDesign and advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, research, and document production skills.
• Experience using a CRM, contact database, or relationship management system.
• The ability to recognize strong social media stories and write in another person’s established voice.
• Strong initiative, attention to detail, judgment, and follow through.
• Experience using Microsoft 365, LinkedIn, and online procurement systems.
• Experience in consulting, architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, venues, events, transportation, or professional services is an asset.

Working at LPF
LPF is a small team. You will have direct access to senior leadership and will see how your work contributes to the company. The Marketing Strategist sets weekly priorities and manages workflow. Darby provides strategic direction, relationship context, and final approval where required.
Additional Requirements
• Ability to work from LPF’s Calgary office.
• Valid passport and availability to travel within North America when required.
• Interest in accessibility, architecture, venues, transportation, public infrastructure, real estate, or the built environment.

How to Apply
Please submit your resume, a short cover letter, and two or three samples of PowerPoint presentations and Adobe InDesign documents you personally created. For each sample, explain which portions you completed yourself.
In your cover letter, please answer:

1. Tell us about an RFP, project, or business opportunity you independently found and researched. What happened next?
2. Describe a contact or relationship management system you have used or created.
3. What experience do you have creating professional PowerPoint presentations and Adobe InDesign documents?

Level Playing Field welcomes applications from people with disabilities and applicants with diverse lived experiences. Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process upon request

Universal Design Consultant

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for directly working with the Lead Consultant & Team. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills, a positive outgoing personality, and strong client relationship skills

Responsibilities:

Provide accessibility consultation for ongoing projects through architectural drawing markups
Attend client meetings and assist with the determination of project requirements
Create extensive reports based on data provided by clients
Define complex problems, collect data, draw valid conclusions and prepare appropriate reports base on accessible best practices
Assist Lead Accessibility Strategist with reporting, presentations, and research
Collect meeting minutes / takeaways from meetings and phone calls
Assist in site audits
Adaptable – no day is the same!
Assist in organizing LPF Events and Seminars
Attend conferences and events as needed
Work with an interdisciplinary team to deliver projects on time and budget

You know that long boring education you are suffering through:

Diploma or Degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Interior Design, Communications or any other related discipline

Bonus:

Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification
WELL AP Certification

Requirements:

Minimum 2 years experience in architecture, ID, urban planning etc.
Excellent knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office to create reports, proposals, and other supporting documents
Knowledge of accessible building codes/guidelines and ongoing current understanding of all relevant accessibility standards
Strong writing skills for producing extensive reports
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to read and interpret high-detail construction documents
Ability to perform site visits to collect the necessary data as part of the scope of work
Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritization skills
Strong creativity in visual communications
Must have an entrepreneurial work ethic with the ability to work independently
Ability to travel within Canada to audit sites and meet with clients